Ukraine attacks port in Russia’s Dagestan with drones. One drone hits theater building.
Ukraine’s armed forces struck Dagestan with drones, according to Fyodor Shchukin, the region’s acting head, who said a fire broke out at the Makhachkala International Sea Trade Port after “drone fragments” fell there.
A drone also struck the Avar Musical Drama Theater, named after Gamzat Tsadasa, coming down on the roof, according to Theater Director Magomed Bisavaliev. The blast blew out windows and sparked a fire.
The fires have since been extinguished and no one was killed or injured, Shchukin said.
Ukrainian drones also struck Russia’s Voronezh region, Governor Alexander Gusev said, with one hitting a private home in Borisoglebsk. The strike killed a woman and injured two other people.
Russia’s Defense Ministry announced that air defenses shot down 448 Ukrainian drones overnight across various regions.
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What fragments?
Russian propaganda often uses the phrase “drone wreckage” to downplay the scale of an attack and tout the effectiveness of its air defenses. Ukraine has begun using the same tactic. Fragments of drones and missiles do sometimes fall to the ground — but during wartime, such claims can rarely be quickly confirmed or refuted. Treat reports of “drone wreckage” with caution.